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Seymour Games, formerly known as Seymour Video Games, and often called Seymour, is an El Kadsreian video game developer, publisher, and engineering company owned by Seymour Entertainment. The company was founded in 1983 by five people in Eirabourne, El Kadsre. They have known for numberless arcade games released in El Kadsre. Asides from creating arcade games, they are also known for successful game series like some of the Bionicle games, HotShots Party, Xoshi, Trixmon, Dance-It!, Monster's Out!, and many others and is one of the largest third-party publishers.

The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Drillimation Studios in 2009, and almost all Seymour's games are now published by Bandai Namco Entertainment under their Drillimation branding.

History[]

The company was founded on January 8, 1983, by ten people from El Kadsre and the Charlesland Republic, as well as a few former El TV Kadsre Animation animators. In 1986, following successful of video games and survived the video game crash of 1983, the company created called Seymour Entertainment.

Following the popularity of Drillimation's Driller Engine arcade game engine, Seymour was the first of many Drillimation's licensees for Driller Engine. Seymour began using Driller Engine in 1989 for making games. Between 1993 and 1996, the company created two successful franchises, being Trixmon in November 1993 and the Drillimation-esque HotShots Party in May 1996. The original game sold more than 6 million copies.

In October 2009, Japanese company Drillimation Studios announced they would acquire a majority stake in the company for a total of $65 million. They sold it in 2019.

Games[]

Pre-Driller Engine Games[]

Game Year Genre Platform(s)
Xoshi 1981 Maze TS-OS, Arcade
Xoshi II 1983 Maze TS-OS, Atari 2600, Intellivision, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 64, Vectrex, ZX Spectrum, Tournament 1100
Patry 1984 Platformer TS-OS, Tournament 1100, Nitrome Enjoyment System
Bionicle Colgate 1984 TS-OS, ZX Spectrum, DOS
Bionicle: The Voyage of Fear 1984 TS-OS
Bionicle: The Maze of Shadows 1985 TS-OS
Color Xoshi 1985 TS-OS, TS-UGOS, Nitrome Enjoyment System, MSX, Famicom
Bionicle: Battle Zone 1985 TS-OS, TS-UGOS, ZX Spectrum
Xoshi Land 1986 Maze Nitrome Handtrome
Bionicle: Inika Assault 1986 TS-OS, TS-UGOS, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MS-DOS
Patry 2 1987 Platformer TS-OS, TS-UGOS, Nitrome Enjoyment System
Xoshi 3D 1988 Maze TS-UGOS, Nitrome Enjoyment System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Theorysonic Hyper-System, Macintosh, MS-DOS
Patry: Small World 1988 Platformer Nitrome Handtrome

Driller Engine 2[]

Game Year Genre Platform(s)
Super Xoshi 1989 Maze TS-OS, TS-UGOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nitrome Enjoyment System, Theorysonic Hyper-System
Xoshi Puzzle 1989 Puzzle TS-UGOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nitrome Enjoyment System, Theorysonic Hyper-System
Patry 3: Super Patry 1990 Platformer TS-UGOS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nitrome 32, Nitrome Enjoyment System, Theorysonic Hyper-System
Xoshi Land 2 1990 Maze Nitrome Handtrome, Theorysonic Blue King
Ruby Core 1990 Action, Puzzle TS-UGOS, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Super Nintendo, Genesis
Color Xoshi 2 1991 Maze TS-UGOS, Nitrome Enjoyment System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Theorysonic Hyper-System, Macintosh, Sega Master System, Genesis, MS-DOS
Patry 4: Wonderland 1992 Platformer TS-UGOS, Nitrome 32, Nintendo Entertainment System, Theorysonic Codear, Windows
Xoshi Plus 1992 Maze TS-UGOS, Nitrome Enjoyment System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Theorysonic Hyper-System, Macintosh, Sega Master System, Theorysonic Codear, Genesis, MS-DOS, Nitrome 32
Xoshi Puzzle 2 1993 Puzzle TS-UGOS, Nitrome Enjoyment System, SNES, Macintosh, Sega Master System, Genesis, MS-DOS, Nitrome 32, Theorysonic Codear
Ruby Core 2 1994 Action, Puzzle TS-UGOS, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Super Nintendo, Genesis
The Slime 1994 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation (1995)
Patry 5: Harbor Islands 1995 Platformer TS-UGOS, MS-DOS, Genesis, SNES, Nitrome 32, Theorysonic Codear, EKS Ranger

Driller Engine 3[]

Game Year Genre Platform(s)
Xoshi Smash! 1996 Puzzle TS-UGOS, Sphere Box, Nitrome Unity
HotShots Party 1996 Board Game, Minigame Compilation PlayStation, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Windows, TS-UGOS, Sphere Box
Akari Kagamine and the Luminous Bricks 1996 Puzzle Arcade, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Windows, Macintosh, TS-UGOS
Akari Kagamine and the Stick of Alchemy 1997 Shooter, Cute 'em Up Arcade, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Windows, Macintosh, TS-UGOS
HotShots Party II 1998 Board Game, Minigame Compilation PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy/Game Boy Color, Windows, TS-UGOS, Sphere Box, Chaos)
New Xoshi 1999 Puzzle PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy/Game Boy Color, Windows, TS-UGOS, Nitrome Unity, Sphere Box, Chaos, EKS Ranger, Portosic OS
Redwall Adventures 2000 Action/Adventure Game Boy Color, Neo Geo Pocket Color
HotShots Party 2000 2000 Board Game, Minigame Compilation Playstation, PS2, Dreamcast, Windows, TS-UGOS, Chaos, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Theorysonic Pyramid
Xoshi Collection 2000 Maze Game Boy Color, EKS Ranger, Nitrome Handtrome Unity

Driller Engine 4/5[]

Game Year Genre Platform(s)
HotShots Party 3 2001 Board Game, Minigame Compilation PS2, Dreamcast, Theorysonic Pyramid, Nintendo GameCube, Windows, TS-UGOS, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
Xoshi Advance 2002 Maze Game Boy Advance
HotShots Party World 2003 Board Game, Minigame Compilation PS2, Xbox, Theorysonic Pyramid, Windows, Mac OS X, TS-UGOS, Game Boy Advance, Mobile
New Xoshi 2 2004 Maze PS2, Xbox, Theorysonic Pyramid, Windows, Mac OS X, TS-UGOS, Game Boy Advance, Mobile
HotShots Party '04 2004 Board Game, Minigame Compilation PS2, Xbox, Theorysonic Pyramid, Windows, Mac OS X, TS-UGOS, PSP, Game Boy Advance, Mobile
W.I.T.C.H. 2005 Action/Adventure PS2, GameCube, Theorysonic Pyramid, Windows, Mac OS X, TS-UGOS, PSP

Driller Engine Ultimate[]

Game Year Genre Platform(s)
HotShots Party Extra 2006/07 Board Game, Minigame Compilation PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, Theorysonic Pyramid, Titan, Nintendo DS, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, TS-UGOS, Java ME, iOS
Technic Drillimation Battle! 2008 Tactical RPG PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, TS-UGOS
HotShots Party 5 2009 Board Game, Minigame Compilation Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, PSP, Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Theorysonic Pyramid, Theorysonic Titan, TS-UGOS
HotShots Dance-It! 2010 Rhythm, Board Game Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
Xoshi Generations 2010 Maze Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, PSP, Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Theorysonic Pyramid, Theorysonic Titan, TS-UGOS)
Patry: Smash It! 2010 Platformer PS3, Wii, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, TS-UGOS
The Drillimation Movie Game 2010 Maniac Shooter PS3, PSP, WiiWare, DSiWare, Xbox 360

Driller Engine Ultimate 2[]

Game Year Genre Platform(s)
HotShots Party of the Stars 2011 Expansion pack
HotShots Party 6 2012 Board Game, Minigame Compilation Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, PSP, PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, Hycintho Sea, TS-UGOS
HotShots Dance-It! 2 2012 Board Game, Rhythm Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, Hycintho Sea
Xoshi 30 2012 Maze Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, PSP, PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, Hycintho Sea, TS-UGOS
HotShots Dance-It! 3 2013 Board Game, Rhythm Arcade, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, Wii U, Hycintho Sea
HotShots Party Series Collection 2013 Board Game, Minigame Compilation
HotShots Dance-It! 2015 2014 Board Game, Rhythm Arcade, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, Wii U, Hycintho Sea
HotShots Party 7 2014/15 Board Game, Minigame Compilation Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Hyacinto Sea, TS-UGOS

Driller Engine Ultimate 3[]

Game Year Genre Platform(s)
Hotshots Dance-It! 2016 2015 Board Game, Rhythm PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Hycintho Sea
Hotshots Dance-It! 2017 2016 Board Game, Rhythm PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Hycintho Sea
Xoshi Reboot 2017 Maze Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, TS-UGOS, TSUG, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Hycintho Sea
Magic Vari: The Arcade 2017 Beat 'em up Arcade, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Hycintho Sea, iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, MacOS
HotShots Party 8 2018 Board Game, Minigame Compilation Windows, MacOS, Android, Linux, iOS, TS-UGOS, TSUG, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Hycintho Sea
The Canada Odyssey 2018 RPG Windows, MacOS, Android, Linux, i0S, TS-UGOS, TSUG, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Hycintho Sea

Sound effects[]

Besides their famous games, Seymour was hugely known for their huge library of sound effects. Besides remakes of cartoon-style sound effects, such as slide whistles and ricochets, Seymour also took some sound effects from films produced by Seymour Entertainment. When the studio was founded, Seymour only had some limited choices through a programmable sound generator on the Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore 64. By the time Seymour began using Driller Engine 2 in 1989, they began creating more sound effects for use in games.

Some of their most well-known sound effects were the death sound from Xoshi, where a balloon pop would be heard followed by a "crashing" effect from a square wave and noise channel. Another series of sound effects was moving the cursor and/or confirming selections in the HotShots Party series, as well as the ones used when rolling the dice block and/or hitting it. Starting in the mid-1990s, other game studios began using them, most notably Drillimation Studios.

Some anime and live-action series in El Kadsre also used them, such as Akari Kagamine and the Rainbow Mirror by El TV Kadsre Animation, Nova Orbis 3: Crackdown, and many others. Drillimation even used them in any danmaku shooter game they made since the Driller Engine 3 era. They faded away when the Driller Engine Ultimate Era arrived and were replaced with newer, digitally recorded sounds.

"See More"[]

See More is a marketing slogan used in some Seymour games. The first game to use the slogan was in the release of the first HotShots Party game, which featured the phrase, "You've probably seen the HotShots board game, but now, see more of it in electronic form."

See also[]

The Drillimation Series by Drillimation Studios and Bandai Namco Holdings
Franchises Chuhou Joutai · Driller Engine Grand Prix · HotShots Party[1] · Otter Magician Sammy · Mr. Driller · Patry[1] · Space Nexus · Super Smash Keyboards · Touhou Project · Shōkan
Developers Edret Games · Seymour Games · Team Shanghai Alice · Twilight Frontier
Services Drillimation Online
Former/Defunct Amusement Software · Bladesteel Games · Storer Enterprises · Tenma Games
  1. Owned by Seymour Games.
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